< Zabura 127 >
1 Waƙar haurawa. Ta Solomon. In ba Ubangiji ne ya gina gida ba, masu gininta suna wahala a banza ne. In ba Ubangiji ne yake tsaron birni ba, masu tsaro suna yin tsaro a banza.
Unless Jehovah builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Jehovah guards the city, the watchman wake but in vain.
2 Banza ne ka farka da wuri ka koma da latti, kana fama don abincin da za ka ci, gama yakan ba da barci ga waɗanda yake ƙauna.
It is vain for you to rise up early, to take rest late, to eat the bread of toil, for so he gives sleep to his beloved.
3 ’Ya’ya maza gādo ne daga Ubangiji, yara lada ne daga gare shi.
Lo, sons are a heritage of Jehovah, and the fruit of the womb is a reward.
4 Kamar kibiyoyi a hannun jarumi haka’ya’ya mazan da aka haifa wa mutum a ƙuruciya.
As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the sons of youth.
5 Mai albarka ne mutumin da korinsa sun cika da su. Ba za a kunyata su ba sa’ad da suke ƙarawa da abokan gābansu a ɗakin shari’a.
Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They shall not be put to shame when they speak with their enemies in the gate.